Today’s Headlines
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8:58 AM EDT on September 18, 2013
- James McCloskey, 71, in Critical Condition After Driver Rams Dyker Heights Bus Shelter (News, WCBS)
- WNYC Pins NYPD’s Failure to Ticket Reckless Drivers on the Law, Rather Than Department Protocol
- De Blasio Leads Lhota in First Post-Primary Poll, 65-22 (WSJ)
- Transit Advocates Find Candidate Lhota “Disappointing” (CapNY)
- Prendergast Envisions Expansion of Cell Phone and Wi-Fi Service in Subway (News, NYT)
- Expect More Sandy-Related Tunnel Repair Work, Possibly Including Major Closures (CapNY, WNYC)
- Maspeth Parents Say School Redistricting Puts Children on Dangerous Streets (Queens Courier)
- Which Way Is Taxi of Tomorrow Judge Leaning? Depends If You Read the News or the Post
- City Picks Developer for Giant LES Site, With 500-Space Public Garage Permit in Hand (NYT)
- This Is One Way to Envision the End of the Automobile Era (NYT, Gothamist)
- But This Observer Writer Will Hold Firmly Onto His Car Keys
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In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation.
From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration's ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City's ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.
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